Synonyms of unfavorable

unfavorable

adjective

ˌən-ˈfā-v(ə-)rə-bəl 

as in negative

opposed to one's interests

the company chose to accept the unfavorable settlement rather than spend more money on legal fees

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negative
• adverse
• hostile
• detrimental
• harmful
• damaging
• disadvantageous
• destructive
• bad
• threatening
• prejudicial
• unfriendly
• inimical
• unsympathetic
• dangerous
• hazardous
• untoward
• counter
• risky
• conflicting
• poisonous
• troublesome
• opposing
• unsafe
• injurious
• deleterious
• offensive
• malignant
• baneful
• evil
• fatal
• pernicious
• ruinous
• lethal
• unhealthy
• hurtful
• perilous
• noxious
• baleful
• murderous
• ill
• antagonistic
• resistant
• slanderous
• inhospitable
• uncongenial
• uncooperative
• resisting
• scathing
• defamatory
• detractive
• parlous
• intolerant
• jeopardizing
• antipathetic
• wounding
• calumnious
• imperiling
• competing
• counteracting
• countering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• favorable
• positive
• advantageous
• sympathetic
• friendly
• beneficial
• supportive
• good
• useful
• helpful
• propitious
• harmless
• innocuous
• innocent
• nondestructive
• nonthreatening
• inoffensive
• nonfatal
• well-disposed
• benign
• agreeable
• tolerant
• friendly
• congenial
• understanding
• nonlethal
• amiable
• cordial
• amicable
• complying
• hospitable
• affable
• unresistant
• benignant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unfavorable

Pew Research Center’s 2026 survey of 36 countries found that a median of just 37% of respondents expressed a favorable view of the United States, compared with 57% who held an unfavorable view. — John A. Quelch, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Other travelers wait until arrival to exchange currency, only to encounter potentially unfavorable exchange rates or higher fees at foreign ATMs, airport kiosks, or tourist-area exchange counters. — Td Bank, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

During two meetings in June, Alston was evaluated and received unfavorable feedback, the meeting minutes state. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

The poll found 49% of likely voters have a favorable view of Becerra while 43% hold an unfavorable view of him. — John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026